ALITA'S SECRET
Chapter 28

That night Alita was restless Arkan had not come home yet.

"Where are you going anyway?" Alita looked back and forth at the window.

A few days ago, Arkan used to come home at night. Alita often waited for him.

Even Arkan had locked it in his room. He confused tumben Arkan so wary. He was late to prepare breakfast because he was locked in the room.

Was Arkan worried that Alita would run away?

Arkan explained nothing.

Even while cleaning up Arkan's room, Alita found a lot of red lipstick marks on her pillowcase and Arkan's clothes.

He really doesn't like it. Secretly Arkan took women to his room and made love until his lipstick marks were smashed everywhere.

"Who is the woman who sleeps with the Master?" Alita wants to cry.

Why did Arkan treat her so gently and get her carried away and already in love with Arkan?

But Arkan was close to other women.

He remembers the woman who was close to Arkan.

Clara and Lanni.

Both are made-up with red lipstick.

Was one of the two of them sleeping with Mr Arkan? Inner Alita asked, beginning to get agitated.

The sound of a car coming in.

"Eh sir, you're home." He opened the door immediately.

Arkan with Faldo and Veni.

Seeing Faldo's sharp gaze make Alita a little scared, Veni rushed to hold Faldo's hand giving the code.

"You're cooking?" Ask Arkan.

Alita shakes. "Not yet Sir. I didn't know you came home so fast and didn't eat."

"Yes you've cooked dinner."

"Good, Sir."

"Let me help." Veni offered himself.

"Don't Ma'am. Later ngerepotin."

"No. I like to cook. Arkan said your cooking was delicious anyway. May I be taught the recipe. I'll marry Faldo soon. I want to make him go every day" Veni reasoned at length.

"Can. Come with me." Alita rushed to the kitchen followed by Veni.

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"Bak can help cut the vegetables." Alita took the ingredients out of the refrigerator.

"Not call me Ma'am. Call Veni aja. We're the same age." Veni took the carrot.

"Not good. Veni's mom is my employer's friend."

"Yes but I'm not your employer. Call Veni aja. I don't want you to call Mommy. Feels old."

Alita was a bit awkward and displeased. "Yes.. Could you cut the vegetables."

"Smallly cut?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"What's this cooking going to do?" Veni started slicing carrots.

"Oxtail op."

"Well, I can take a peek at the recipe. Ajarin dong, Faldo likes oxtail soup. I want to make him."

"When I need to write you a recipe."

"Alita, where is your family?" Veni's question made Alita smile bitterly while making a paste dough.

"I don't have a family, Ven. I'm an orphan."

"You don't know where you're from?"

Alita shakes. "Mama adopted me as a baby from an orphanage in Bandung. My aunt once told me I was sick, among other babies. No one wants adoption, only Mama Reni will adopt and take care of me."

"What are you sick with?"

"I don't know when my baby is sick either. But he said it was bad enough that the parlors were raising funds for hospital expenses."

Veni begins to suspect Alita's story.

"You want the name of your orphanage first? Or the name of the hospital when you were treated?"

Alita tried to remember. "If not wrongly named Pelita Ibu orphanage. Ah, ah, so talk to me. Oh yeah I haven't made coffee for sir. If Mas Faldo likes what coffee, Ven?" Alita prepared two cups.

"Faldo again reduce caffeine. Love him green tea."

Alita is quick to make a cup of coffee for Arkan and a cup of green tea for Faldo.

"I'm this anter first." Alita takes a tray to Arkan's room.

"The opportunity." Veni sent a WhatsApp message to Faldo.

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#Hold Alita in the room as long as possible. I'll search his room.#

The message from Veni made Faldo even more suspicious.

Appeared Alita brought two cups of drinks.

"This is his coffee. And there's green tea for Mas Faldo." Alita put the cup on the table.

"Alita, you can sit down first. I have something to ask you" Faldo said.

Alita looked at the nodding Arkan and sat down beside Alita.

"Alita, Faldo is Laudya's sister, Arden's wife." Arkan's words made Alita shocked to the point of trembling considering Laudya had hit and grabbed her hair.

"Not to be afraid. I have no intention of making calculations. I know you were tricked by Bang Arden. I just want to ask. The night you were evicted from the apartment, where did you go?"

Alita was silent trying to remember. "I went straight to Bogor."

"Are you sure you're going?"

Alita rubbed her head, confused.

"Say aja. Because the day you left, tomorrow's the car that Bang Arden and Laudya had crashed."

"I... I don't know, Sir.." Alita suddenly panicked, her memory swayed in light of the bad events that had happened to her.

"I'm just angry. Arden's wife kicked me out when my condition was still weak after the incident. I don't know what happened after that."

Alita began to cry considering the fateful incident.

Arkan spontaneously hugged his shoulder trying to calm down. "Udah Do, don't ask again. Kasian Alita."

Faldo regretted interrogating Alita to this point.

Alita's body trembled until it broke out in cold sweat.

"Aita.. Alita,.." Arkan patted his cheek, his eyes white signifying his consciousness was gone.

His head fell on Arkan's shoulder.

"Kan, he fainted."

"Gue take her to my room." Arkan carried Alita to his room.

Meanwhile, Faldo continues the investigation on suspicion of Alita's involvement in her brother's accident case.

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